National Republican., 1887-10-21
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Scintillstions Which Brighten Our
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
Boston Journal Mr.. Frede ick Doug
lass's apprehension that the Chinese will
render the south independent of negro
labor is not likely to be shared ia by his
northern friends. Unemployed Cinnamon
are scarce In this country at present, aud
the law forbidding their immigration could
hardly be revoked by southern Democrats
In the face Of the violent opposition Of the
northern wing OF the party.
Chicago Herald: A public franchise, like
a public office, is a public trust. The pos
SCISSORS of this franchise may enjoy the
profits arising legitimately from the exer-
else of the privilege granted them, but they
have duties as well as rights, the first OF
which is to comply wholly with the terms
OF their grant. To evade these by indirec.
tion is to be recreant to the trust imposed
In them. To fail adequately to meet the
utmost of their obligations is to advance
their personal interest at the expense OF
fidelity to their compact.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: The decision
o. the Washington authorities to the effect
that foreign pauper children sent to this
country to be provided with homes by
charitable societies can not be permitted to
Ind is manifestly correct and wholesome.
There are poor children enough of the
native kind to absorb the time and means
Va All out cnaitaulc oreaniZatlons, as AS
sistant Secretary Maynard properly OBJ
serves; and the importation of dependent
persons Of any sort is Objectionable besides
on general principles Of justice, economy,
and propriety,
Chicago Inter Ocean: There are certain
degrees Of carelessness that have all the
moral gravity of deliberate crimes. Be-
cause its results are IN excess of any con-
ceived act OF malevolence, unprecedented,
undesired by any one, carelessness Of this
sort is commonly classified under the head
OF accidents, Gatastrophes, or the acts OF
Providence. The public is confronted by O
horror that involves the loss of many lives,
and is so paralyzed by 1t that while impo-
tently inquiring who Is to blame, 1t is con
tent with an investigation that does not look
beyond the immediate to the remote and
real cause, and thinks enough has been done
II coroner's jury censures some one.
New York Times! 1t 10 evident that the
Canadians are looking for something more
from the fisheries commission than a def
mite settlement Of rights and privileges uu-
der the treaty of 1918 and the legislation
bearing thereon. They apparently expect
that the settlement Of the fishery trouble
will simply be incidental to some kind of
reciprocal trade arrangement for the mutual
benefit Of Canada and the United States.
Complete commercial union they do not
seem to be ready for, and the commission
will be in no position to deal with that
question. What the intent Of our own gov
ernment may be In regard to the scope of
the commissions work has not been made
known, but 1t is certainly desirable that 1t
should be wide enough to include the gen
eral trade relations OF the two countries, OF
which the fisheries are only one and by no
means the most important.
Kansas City Journal: The final hour has
struck for the dominance OF the present
school OF philosophic thought, II the crazy
quilt theories Of scholasticism have any
claim whatever to such designation.
Even science has never yet been able to get
| itself out OF the old genealogical ruts. II
has simply contented itself with denying
| the teachings OF dogma as inconsistent with
known physical phenomena, but It's thought
has no cosmogony OF It's own to stand upon.
| And so long as this Is SO no true system OF
| philosophy 10 possible with those who claim
10 speak for science. The density OF ignor-
ance that has overshadowed the world on
| this subject has been SO great that the little
| light the present age has thrown upon II
simply reveals, so far, its appalling dark
| ness.
New York Tribune Secretary BaIrchila's
| order permitting the deposit OF public
money with an unlimited number OF banks,
us much as 81 600, 600 with each bank, upon
| the deposit OF 100000 of per cent. bonds
for every $4,000 In cash received from
government, is greatly praised by persons
who profit by its immediate workings and
effects; But 1t is precisely the step for
which Democrats in Congress, almost with.
out exception, would have denounced and
been ready TO impeach Republican Secre-
tory OF the Treasury had any Republican
administration done thing so open TO crltl,
cism. That is the just test Papers that
are nothing II not partisan must be ex
pected to applaud this course as loudly as
banks that are nothing II not speculative.
But would Secretary Sherman or Secretary
Window have been Commended bv these
same persons and papers for the same act ?